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Circle (Blue)
1972 · Polyester resin
Overall: 29 5/16 × 29 5/16 × 2 1/4 in. (74.5 × 74.5 × 5.7 cm)
Whitney Museum of American Art
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De Wain Valentine
Artist
WA-00034215
Mixed Media
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
6
Assets Indexed
0
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0
Publications Referenced
70%
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- SothebysTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
A prime exponent of the Light and Space movement of the 1960s, De Wain Valentine's mesmerizingly luminous glass and resin sculptures evoke what the artist calls “transparent colored space.”
Source: Sothebys · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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Medium
Mixed Media
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Artworks (2)
Artwork sources (2)
2 published of 3 catalogued · 2 with image
- MoMA1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
- Whitney1 published
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3Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
Market
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Market
Auction History
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $4,000 – $6,000 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $3,000 – $5,000 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $3,000 – $5,000 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $20,000 – $30,000 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $2,000 – $3,000 | Unsold |
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